HAMLET (1937)

Vivien Leigh had been invited to join the Old Vic Company as Ophelia

Written by: William Shakespeare

Directed: Tyrone Guthrie

Vivien's role: Ophelia

Location: Kronborg Castle, Elsinore
The idea of setting "Hamlet" in Kronborg Castle came from the Danish State Tourist Board

Opened: June, 1937

Cast: Vivien Leigh (as Ophelia), Laurence Olivier (as Hamlet), John Abbott, and Anthony Quayle

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